Daniel gottschalk



(No Model.)

D. GOTTSCHALK., 'BATES ROUGH-HANGER.

No. 288,793.- Patented Nov. 20, 1888.

INVENTOR TTORNEYS Inl) UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

DANIEL corfrscHALK, E DUNKIRK, NEW Yoan.

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,793, dated November 20, 1883.

y Application filed February 24, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

` Beit known that I, DANIEL GorTscHALK, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Dunkirk, 'in the county of Chautauqua andrState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-Trough Hangers; and l do declare the followingto beafull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speciiication.

Figure l of the drawings is a vertical sectional view of my device, and Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

This invention has relation to eaves-trough hangers; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly.

pointed out in the claims appended.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a designates the eaves-trough, having at its back an outwardly-projecting pin or stud, b, which is usually connected by passing its projecting portion through a perforation in the rear wall of the trough and soldering the head of the stud iirmly to the inside of said wall. v

c indicates the cross-bar, having the roofstrap d extending upward from its middle portion, the ont hook, e, and the rear downwardly-extending arm, g, in which is made a Eperforation, h, in proper position to engage the stud b.

In front of the strap d a perforation, k, is made in the cross-bar, to engage the downwardly-turned hook end Z of thewire brace and tie m. This brace m is connected to the roof by a tack or screw engaging its upper end. Its lower end, l, is bent downward and somewhat backward to form a shoulder, and terminates in hook forni, as shown. Engaging the perforation of the cross-bar, it is enabled by means of its hook form to serve as a tie to prevent the trough from turning downward, and by means of its shoulder portion to serve as a brace to prevent the trough from turning upward.

At the rear end of the level portion of the cross-bar is provided a latch-fastenin g, s,which is designed to engage the rear wall of the trough on the inside, and serves to hold it outward against the arm g of the cross-bar, preventing the stud b from becoming disengaged from the perforation k. This fastening s is usually formed by punching a rearwardly-extending tongue in the metal of the cross-bar, the tongue being bentalittle downward for engagement. A similar fastening, e, is formed near the front hook of .the cross-bar, to engage the front portion of the trough and hold it rmly. Disengagement of the trough is readily eii'ected when these tongues are raised. Lugs may be sometimes employed instead of latchfastenings; but the latter are preferred.

These devices are designed to enable the workman to connect the eaves-trough to the roof with great facility, and serve to hold the trough securely in position, preventing it from being turned upward or downward, and from f shaking'in its bearings.

Abridge-bar having an inwardly-projecting spur forced through the rear wall of the eaves-trough has been used prior to my invention, and I make no claim to said construction.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The eaves-trough hanger having the wire brace-tie formed with a downwardly-turned hook end, l, engaging a perforation in the cross-bar of the hanger in front of the roofstrap, substantially as specified.

2. The combinatiomwith a studded eavestrough, of the perforated cross-bar having a latch-tongue near each end, the roofstrap,

and the wire brace-tie, substantially as speci- `iied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL GOTTSOHALK.

Witnesses FREDERICK FELLINGER, WM. WELNER. 

